The need for this patch cord is due to the single-mode launch nature of the -LX or long-wave (1300 nm) transceiver modules used for Gigabit Ethernet. Launching a single-mode laser into the center of a multimode fiber can cause multiple signals to be generated that confuses the receiver at the other end of the fiber. These multiple signals, caused by Differential Mode Delay (DMD) effects, severely limit the cable distance lengths for operating Gigabit Ethernet. A mode conditioning patch cord eliminates these multiple signals by allowing the single-mode launch to be offset away from the center of a multimode fiber.

• Mode: 62.5/125um
• IEEE-802.3z (Gigabit Ethernet) Compliant
• Assembled with FIS zirconia ferrule connectors
• Masks Differential Mode Delay (DMD) effects
• Use in place of standard equipment-to-cable plant patch cord